The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-19

so. == Several people from this town at
tended the Spiritualist convention at Water
bury. - The singing-schoo last Monday
night was largely attended Several of the
Moretown class were present. Miss Genie
j.. Boyce presided at the organ. =-== Ma
than Boyce has the lumber for his new
house nearly all on the ground, ready to
commence building at an early date. =
Joseph Palmer has son very i'll with lung
fever. - Lawrence Eaton has gone to
Maine to visit his mother. - A party of
some fifty friends and neighbors from Fays-
ton gave Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Boyce and
family very pleasant surprise Baskets
were brought, filled with delicate cakes,
and coffee was served. Music and social
time generally were enjoyed until into the
" wee sma' hours" when the party returned
home with the best wishes of their old-time
friends.
Warren.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. II. b. Parker
Tuesday afternoon OF next week -
There will be sociable and oyster supper
at Town Hall next Thurday evening. -
Anna Smith returns TO her home in Brattle-
boro this week. 60 Carlos Sargent has
sold his farm to Russell Shattuck for 81 400.
- The Warren Band was out on the
street one evening last week.
East Warren.
GEORGE CURTIss got hurt quite badly one
day last week while engaged in piling wood
for his father-in-aw, Horace Trask. -
Mrs. ID. l.. Scott has been spending several
weeks in Northfeld and Roxbury. -=
Misses Kate and Jennie Tillotson are the
happy possessors Of a fine Shonenger organ,
recently purchased of John Fassett of More
town. - Miss Hattie Fassett is visiting
friends in the north part of the state. She
intends to spend several weeks in Fairfax
and Enosburgh. - The Sewing Circle is
to meet with Mrs. S. T. Van Dusen next
Thursday afternoon. There is also to be a
sociable in the evening. All are invited.
Waterbury.
THE members of Dillingham; Post have
changed their meetings, held the second and
fourth weeks, from Saturday to Friday
evening. - Citizens Band will give a
concert at Barrett's Hall next Tuesday
evening, January %, under the leadership
of L. II. Merrill, Jr., assisted by Messrs
Carver and Pitkin of Montpelier. A pleas
ant evenings entertainment is anticipated,
as the band has been under the drill of Mr.
Merrill for the past six weeks. - The
! Spiritualist meeting came to an end Mon
day afternoon.
Waterbury Center.
THERE are within radius of about one
mile from the post-office, twenty-three per-
| sons over Seventy-fve years of age, as fol-
lows: Mrs Hannah Daniels, ninety-four;
Mrs. jerry Brown, ninety-three; Mrs. Jo-
seph Ayers, eighty-seven; Mrs. John Lou
gee, eighty-six; Slas Loomis, eighty-six;
! Mrs. Joanna Freeman, eghty-five; Mrs.
Eliza Miller, eighty-five; Mrs. Achsah Allen,
eighty five; Mrs. Sophia Wheeler eighty
five; Dea. David Pratt, eighty-three; Riley
Whitney, eighty-two; Calvin Moulton,
eighty-one; B. c. Davis, eighty-one; Mrs
Abigail Stockwell, eghty-one; L. r. Foster,
seventy-nine; Jacob Gile seventy-nine;
James Seleck, seventy-eight; Mrs. Sleeper,
seventy-eight Mrs. Jacob Gile, seventy-six;
Mrs. b. c. Davis, seventy six; Eleazer Gro
Yer, seventy-six Miss Cynthia Stearns,
seventy-six. and Mrs. Ann May, seventy
five. We think this good showing for so
small place. - Professor Marsh read a
sermon upon Death" by Murray, at the
Baptist church last Sunday. - The la
dies OF the Relief Corps will celebrate their
first anniversary at their rooms this
| "wednesday evening, to which the public
are invited. - Rev. c. H. Elliot of
Waterbury will preach at the Baptist house
next Sunday - Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. No
BILE are visiting at o. II. Minotts. - NJ.
l.. Dillingham; and wife visited friends in
/ Stowe last week. - The midterm prom
enade will come off at Chapel Hall next
Friday evening. - Mr.. Cheney's sing
ing-school will be held tomorrow Thurs
day evening, on account of the promenade
Friday evening,
Woodbury..
The cotillion party at r. F. Drenan's last
Wednesday evening was enjoyed by all
present. - Mrs. Gilman Bill is quite i'll
at this writing. - Our lumbermen re-
port fall of fifteen inches of snow last
week. - Last Sunday evenings tenn
perance meeting was well attended, r.
Batchelder of Hardwick occupying the
chair. Mr.. Rexford of Illinois, Miss Dan
iels, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Benjamin and 9TH
ers took prominent parts in the exercises.
Next Sunday evening j. S. Drenan will re-
late his experiences as an inmate of Libby
prison during the rebellion. Harry Burnham
is to preside - A series of Bible lee
lures will be held at the Maple Grove school
house, commencing Thursday evening,
January y, and holding over the following
Sunday.
South Woodbury..
PETER HILL died at his residence in this
place January y. He was born in Cabot
July I, 1905 and was a son of Isaac and
Catherine Uyford) Hill and one of family
of eight children, only one of whom Mrs.
Betsey Webster) survives him. In 1882 he
married Keziah a. Carver, and to them
We're born three children-Jane, William
and lsaac-who are all living. He had been
a resident of Woodbury. since his marriage
and was well known by all. He was an
| active, energetic man, was possessed of
many good qualities and but few faults, and
was honored and respected by all who knew
him. He will be missed by large circle of
acquaintances. - Henry Leach seems to
be having his share of accidents. While
cutting logs, last week, he came very near
breaking his leg. - The remains of
Frank Il. Pierce We're brought here from
Worcester, Mass, for burial last Thursday.
He was son of Arthur Pierce, a former
resident of this town. - Several from
this place attended the public installation
of the officers of Stowe Post, G.. A. r., at
North Calais last Saturday evening. -
|. G. Jewell came near losing a valuable
horse last Wednesday morning by its fall
ing through trap-door in the barn floor.
- Mrs. Charles Lilley has very sore
hand, resulting from a burn. - Snow
fell to the depth of fifteen inches during
! Thursday night and Friday of last week,
- Canker-rash is on the increase, Mrs.
Charles Lilley, Henry Lilley and the " little
girl" at DIR. Lance's are suffering from l..